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Aztec Cactus (Aztekium ritteri)

Aztekium ritteri, commonly known as the Aztec Cactus, is a unique Mexican cactus endemic to Nuevo León. Its distinctive...

Mexican Endangered Wrinkled Ribbed

9.5 Brilliant

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Geohintonia mexicana

Geohintonia mexicana is a rare cactus endemic to the gypsum hills of Nuevo León, Mexico. It represents the only species...

Rare Mexican Ornamental Endangered

9.4 Excellent

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Copiapoa cinerea

Copiapoa cinerea is a distinctive Chilean cactus known for its densely gray coloration and spherical shape. It thrives i...

Gray Chilean Globular Slow Growing

9.2 Excellent

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Disc Cactus (Strombocactus disciformis)

The Disc Cactus, *Strombocactus disciformis*, is a rare Mexican cactus notable for its flat, disc-shaped growth form. It...

Rare Mexican Flat Slow Growing

9.0 Excellent

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Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Turbinicarpus alonsoi is a remarkably small, globular cactus native to the Mexican state of Guanajuato. This critically...

Tiny Rare Mexican Critically Endangered

9.0 Excellent

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Aztekium ritteri

Aztekium ritteri is a species of small cactus native to the state of Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico. First described...

Small Rare Mexican Endangered

9.0 Excellent

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Ariocarpus retusus

Ariocarpus retusus is a slow-growing Mexican cactus known as the Seven Stars, notable for its flat, star-shaped arrangem...

Rare Mexican Camouflage Slow Growing

8.9 Great

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Lophophora diffusa

Lophophora diffusa, commonly known as the mountain hedgehog or barrel cactus, is a rare species native to the arid regio...

Rare Mexican Endangered Globular

8.8 Great

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Epithelantha bokei

Epithelantha bokei, commonly known as the Boke’s Cactus, is a diminutive Texan cactus found in the Big Bend area. It's n...

Tiny Rare Tex Mex White Spined

8.8 Great

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Copiapoa hypogaea

Copiapoa hypogaea is a small geophytic cactus native to the coastal Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Much of its flatte...

Clustering Dark Chilean Globular

8.7 Great

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Eriosyce aurata (Golden Snowball)

Eriosyce aurata is a cactus species native to central Chile, where it grows in dry habitats from coastal areas into inla...

Ornamental Chilean Globular Ribbed

8.6 Great

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Strombocactus disciformis

Strombocactus disciformis is a rare, slow-growing species of cactus native to Mexico, specifically found in the states o...

Rare Mexican Endangered Slow Growing

8.5 Great

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Matucana madisoniorum

Matucana madisoniorum is a species of globular cactus endemic to the Marañón River valley in Peru. It is characterized b...

Rare Peruvian Ornamental Globular

8.3 Great

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Copiapoa laui

Copiapoa laui is a species of cactus native to the coastal regions of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The plant is...

Tiny Rare Chilean Globular

8.3 Great

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Eriosyce senilis

Eriosyce senilis is a species of globular cactus native to the coastal regions of the Atacama Desert in Chile. The plant...

Ornamental Chilean Hairy Globular

7.9 Good

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Copiapoa coquimbana

Copiapoa coquimbana is a cactus species native to Chile, particularly the coastal and inland dry environments of the Coq...

Ornamental Chilean Spiny Globular

7.8 Good

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Copiapoa humilis

Copiapoa humilis is a small cactus native to northern Chile, where members of its genus inhabit extremely arid coastal a...

Clustering Small Chilean Globular

7.7 Good

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Gymnocalycium saglionis (Giant Chin Cactus)

Gymnocalycium saglionis, commonly called the giant chin cactus, is a large, slow-growing cactus native to northwestern A...

Large Ornamental Argentinian Globular

7.6 Good

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Glandulicactus uncinatus (Turk's Head)

Glandulicactus uncinatus, commonly called Turk's Head, is a solitary globular cactus associated with the Chihuahuan Dese...

Rare Ornamental Tex Mex Globular

7.2 Good

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Neoporteria gerocephala

Neoporteria gerocephala is a Chilean cactus associated with the coastal cordillera of northern Chile. It has a rounded b...

Ornamental Chilean Hairy Globular

7.1 Good